Still Life

1950-1969

Other

Other

Realism

Original

Small (Up to 14'')

Signed

Dealer or Reseller

Eliot Hodgkin British 1905 - 1987 Two Walnuts Tempera on masonite Signed and dated Eliot Hodgkin 15/viii/67 lower right 4" x 5 3/4" plus mat and frame   Provenance: Acquired from the artist circa 1968 Private collection Connecticut, USA Charming painting of two walnuts against a dark brown background.  A classic composition of the artist - simple, direct and realistic.    Eliot Hodgkin was a painter, notably in tempera, of small, highly detailed pictures of flowers and fruit. He was also a mural painter and writer. He was born in Purley, near Reading and after attending Harrow School, he studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art and at the Royal Academy Schools under Ernest Jackson. He has had one man shows at the Picture Hire Galleries, RA, Wildenstein, Leicester Galleries, NEAC, RBA and in New York.The Tate Gallery holds his work. Hodgkin was a notable collector and a selection from his collection was shown in a memorial exhibition at Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox in London. His paintings are now very sought after by collectors. The painting is in very good condition with no damages or restorations.  Contained in a simple handmade frame.   Frame measures 7 1/2" x 9 3/8"   aauuttoo